The next day, seven o'clock in the morning.

Jingle Bell –

Izumi Kurose, who was asleep, suddenly heard a rush of alarm clocks in his ears, which woke him up.

When I opened my eyes, there was no one around me and in the room.

At some point, the shackles on his hands and feet were untied and placed on the bedside table.

Izumi Kurose, who saw everything clearly and grasped the current situation, came to his senses completely.

He picked up his phone and turned off the alarm clock, which had a message from the contact person who remarked "Dongzi":

"Good morning, Eternal Teacher."

"I've already set the alarm clock for you, I'll go first, you still have to go to school,"

"Looking forward to seeing you next time~"

These three messages were distributed on 6.59.

Izumi Kurose looked at the message and showed that it had been read, but she didn't know how to respond to Fuyuko Kuchigi.

Until now, his mood is still messed up.

And under the news of Kuchiki Fuyuko, there are ten missed calls from "Shiraishi Chiren" and dozens of messages.

Seeing this, Izumi Kurose just reacted, where he was and what was the situation now!

He hurriedly rolled over and got out of bed, hurriedly left the hotel, and called Shiraishi Chiren.

The phone was connected in just two seconds, and Shiraishi Qianlian's anxious voice came out in an instant:

"Hello? Is it Kurose? ”

"It's me. Shiraishi, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm on my way home now, and when I go back, I'll slowly tell you the reason why I'm not at home. ”

Izumi Kurose stood on the side of the street, beckoning to stop a taxi as he spoke, heading towards his home.

Now, he doesn't have that much time to change trains.

He just wanted to get home as soon as possible and see Shiraishi Chiren to reassure her.

On the way back, Izumi Kurose has been thinking about how to explain his excuse for meeting Fuyuko Kuchigi alone.

But the more I thought about it, the more guilty I felt about Shiraishi Chiri.

Because...... He has already blasphemed Chiren Shiraishi and betrayed her!

Taxis cross the national highway and travel from Bunkyo Ward to Jimbocho Town in Chiyoda, a journey that takes less than 20 minutes.

Izumi Kurose didn't feel that this period was too long, and even felt that it was too short.

It's so short that I don't know how to face Shiraishi Chiren and explain it to her.

The driver parked the car firmly under the apartment building, turned around and said, "Guest, here, the fare is 4,550 yen." ”

"Give."

Izumi Kurose absentmindedly took his wallet out of his trouser belt, handed over a 10,000 yen note, and then took the change back from the driver.

Pushing open the door, he stood in front of it, looking up at the apartment, feeling uneasy about going home for the first time.

It's like an elementary school student who takes a failing test paper and goes home to sign for his parents.

No......

It's worse than that, right?

If you just take the failed test paper, you will only be scolded, and you will work hard next time.

But what Izumi Kurose did was not something that could be forgiven if he didn't scold him or do it again.

He couldn't forgive himself and betrayed himself by Chiren Shiraishi.

"Alas......"

Sigh deeply again.

Izumi Kurose doesn't know how many times he's sighed today.

He withdrew his gaze, struggled to lift his lead-filled legs, and stepped into the apartment to get into the elevator.

Coming to the eighth floor, Izumi Kurose stood in front of his house and took out the room card from his pocket, but his hand was hanging in the air, and he couldn't unlock it.

And when he hesitated, there was a click on the inside of the door, and it was pushed open from the inside out.

Izumi Kurose subconsciously took a step back.

Behind the door, the figure of Shiraishi Chiren emerged.

She stood there quietly, also quietly looking at Izumi Kurose, without saying hello or speaking.

“……”

Izumi Kurose didn't dare to look directly into the cold and flawless eyes, and lowered his head, avoiding that gaze.

"Gone to see Fuyuko Kuchigi?" Shiraishi asked in a calm voice.

“……”

Izumi Kurose was silent, not surprised to be discovered.

The way he did something bad is so easy to understand.

"Why did you want to see her?"

“……”

"Why?"

At this moment, Shiraishi Qianlian's tone was tinged with a little annoyance.

Not only for him to go to see Kuchiki Fuyuko, but also for his silence.

And Izumi Kurose, even after being questioned twice, still pursed her thin lips.

He wanted to explain.

But explanations are useless.

Explanations made after mistakes can only make people feel that they are covering up.

Can he say the words, 'I went because I was threatened by Fuyuko Kuchigi and worried about your safety?'

Can't tell.

Saying this sentence will only make Shiraishi Chiren even more angry and puzzled.

Knowing what Shi Qianlian said, let him believe in her and don't worry about her.

Regarding the matter of Kuchiki Fuyuko, they have to face it together.

But he broke the contract and compromised with Fuyuko Kuchiki.

……

Seeing that Izumi Kurose was still silent, Shiraishi Chiren seemed to be unable to hold back any longer, stepped forward, and grabbed his shoulders tightly with both hands.

Her ten fingers seemed to be embedded in Izumi Kurose's flesh and blood, causing Izumi Kurose to feel pain.

"Why!"

Shiraishi Chiren shouted at him, and her beautiful cheeks were slightly distorted by anger.

“…… I'm sorry. ”

At this moment, Kurose Spring, only this insignificant apology can be spoken.

He was speechless but that.

And Shiraishi Chiri, who heard him apologize, let go of his hand and took two steps back in distraction.

Izumi Kurose, who didn't understand why Shiraishi Chiren let go of his hand, subconsciously raised his head.

At that moment, I saw her cheeks, and two lines of tears crossed it.

Then, he shouted out of control: "Why? Why don't you understand? Kurose! ”

"I don't want you to tell me I'm sorry! I want you to be worthy of me! ”

"If you go to see Fuyuko Kuchiki, aren't you afraid of what she will do to you?"

"Do you know how sad it was for her to call me and tell me as if she was laughing at me?"

Izumi Kurose looked at Chiren Shiraishi blankly, listening to her hoarse shouting.

It's like someone grabbed by the throat and dropped to the bottom of the sea and can't breathe.

He tried hard to say and do anything, but he couldn't do anything.

Blasphemy and betrayal, like a bottomless abyss, swallowed him up.

"Kurose, speak!"

Shiraishi's tears completely burst the embankment, and drop by drop fell down his cheeks.

With tears streaming down her face, she looked at Izumi Kurose, who was indifferent and speechless, and her expression was extremely sad.

Izumi Kurose clenched her hands, her thin lips pursed by her teeth, and the smell of blood spread in her mouth.

"I ...... I'm really sorry. ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't consult you, but I met Rotten Wood."

"I'm sorry to worry you and make you sad."

"It's all - I'm bad, I'm really sorry!"

In the end, Izumi Kurose could only tell a trivial apology.

He desperately apologized and condemned himself, hoping to gain some peace of mind and relief.

But he found that doing so only deepened the guilt in his heart.

Words are pale, betrayal is cruel.

Betrayal is like pouring salt on a wound.